Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) · 4 hours ago
Lead Java API Developer
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $70/hr
8+ years expSoftware Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Lead Java API Developer for a contract to hire assignment with a premier insurance client. The role involves technical leadership in designing and developing a Policy Booklet Generation module, overseeing architecture simplification, and mentoring a cross-functional development team.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical oversight, technical designs and documentation, and hands-on engineering for the Policy Booklet Generation module within the broader policy administration platform
Assess and simplify the current application architecture, identifying areas of redundancy, inefficiency, and technical debt
Develop technical designs at application level for a scalable, modular, and maintainable Policy Document Management module that is aligned with Solution Architecture Conceptual designs and Enterprise Architecture standards & patterns
Design an extensible data model and framework capable of supporting multiple employee benefits product types
Define integration patterns, API specifications, and interface contracts with upstream/downstream systems
Lead and mentor a cross-functional development team, providing guidance on engineering best practices and coding standards
Drive technical decision-making across the development lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet performance, reliability, and security requirements
Oversee the implementation of new software components and refactoring of legacy components
Conduct code reviews and architecture reviews
Partner with product managers, business analysts, solution architects and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical designs
Analyze existing data structures, content translation rules engines, and document templates to propose an optimized, simplified design
Introduce approaches for modern document configuration, versioning, composition, and rendering
Lead efforts to decouple content, rules, and formatting for easier maintenance
Implement strategies for centralizing content and metadata
Ensure seamless integration with policy admin components such as product configuration and document management
Ensure seamless integration with The Hartford's enterprise document generation engine (PDA) and document repository (Documentum)
Define and enforce standards for data governance, metadata structures, and API interactions
Promote modernization technologies such as microservices, micro-frontends, cloud deployment models, and automation pipelines
Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and engineering leadership to align on technical strategy
Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and roadmaps to leadership
Partner with QA and DevOps to ensure robust testing and deployment processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ in a technical lead or architect role
Experience designing large-scale enterprise applications, preferably in insurance or financial services
Expertise in data modeling, architectural simplification, and legacy modernization
Hands-on experience with API development, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
Experience with document generation frameworks and content management systems
Strong communication and leadership capabilities
Preferred
Experience with policy administration systems or document generation modules
Knowledge of rules engines, metadata-driven architectures, or dynamic content assembly
Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-driven architectures, and CI/CD
Understanding of employee benefits product structures and regulatory requirements
Java Certifications such as: Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer or Java SE 17 Developer
AWS Certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional, AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Architectural or engineering certifications, such as: TOGAF 9/10 Certification
Company
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.)
For more than 40 years, SGA has delivered technology and resource solutions that Fortune 500 organizations, mid-size companies, state and local governments, and higher education institutions rely on to achieve their goals/missions.
201-500 employees
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Peter Taylor
CEO
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Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
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